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2002 Texas U.S. House District 31 Election

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Who won the 2002 Texas U.S. House District 31 Election?

John R. Carter won the 2002 Texas U.S. House District 31 Election. John R. Carter received 111,556 popular votes (69.08%). The main challenger was David Bagley (27.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Carter and Bagley

Carter +41.7 pts · won by 67,373 votes
John R. CarterRepublicanWINNER69.08%
111,556 votes
David BagleyDemocratic27.36%
44,183 votes
Clark SimmonsLibertarian1.26%
2,037 votes
John S. PetersenGreen1.23%
1,992 votes
R. C. CrawfordIndependent1.06%
1,716 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.